COMMANDERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE D+

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Washington Commanders

The Commanders robbed the room for Haulcy. Final grade: D+.

by The Top Cat · 2026 NFL Draft · 14 picks · 8 steals · 3 reaches
Value B+
Need B
Trades F
Future A

The Commanders lost the trade war and it was not close, handing partners the better end again and again.

The Foster pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. That Haulcy pick is the receipt they will wave around later. The Commanders indulged a want in Haulcy while a need in quarterback and running back stayed open.

A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want.

It is a steep hill from here, and the grade knows it.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.22 · Pick 22 · Avieon Terrell · CB · rank 17
Avieon Terrell in the 22nd overall pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R2.23 · Pick 55 · Dillon Thieneman · S · rank 35
They will replay Dillon Thieneman at pick No. 55 for years; that is how good the value is. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R2.24 · Pick 56 · Emmanuel Pregnon · OG · rank 39
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Emmanuel Pregnon at slot 56. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R3.1 · Pick 65 · Jake Slaughter · C · rank 55
Jake Slaughter at the 65th pick is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R3.7 · Pick 71 · Jake Golday · OLB · rank 59
Jake Golday at the Round 3 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It fills a real need, too.
R4.4 · Pick 104 · A.J. Haulcy · S · rank 50
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, A.J. Haulcy adds a safety and leaves quarterback and running back untouched.
R4.23 · Pick 123 · Jalon Kilgore · CB · rank 100
Jalon Kilgore at pick No. 123 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R5.7 · Pick 147 · Skyler Gill-Howard · DT · rank 151
Skyler Gill-Howard in pick 147 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R6.2 · Pick 183 · Dallen Bentley · TE · rank 199
A reach for Dallen Bentley in the 183rd pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R6.6 · Pick 187 · Aaron Anderson · WR · rank 177
Aaron Anderson slid further than he should have, and No. 187 is lovely value for the wide receiver. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R6.23 · Pick 204 · Jeff Caldwell · WR · rank 189
They let Jeff Caldwell come to them and pounced at the Round 6 slot. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R6.28 · Pick 209 · Jalen Stroman · S · rank 202
They did well to land Jalen Stroman in Round 6, Pick 28, just ahead of his grade. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
R7.1 · Pick 217 · Miles Kitselman · TE · rank 225
A premium they did not need to pay, Miles Kitselman a notch or two before his time. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R7.7 · Pick 223 · Bryce Foster · C · rank 251
Bryce Foster in slot 223 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
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